Vermont vs Stony Brook 1/12/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Stony Brook Seawolves will travel to Patrick Gymnasium to take on the Vermont Catamounts this Wednesday night in College Basketball action.

The Stony Brook Seawolves won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 9-5 on the season after defeating the Maine Black Bears, 80-72, this past Saturday. Stony Brook led by a 43-28 margin at halftime and had no trouble hanging on for the victory after taking a 64-43 lead with 9:06 left in regulation. Stony Brook shot 46.7% from the field & 29.6% from beyond the arc while allowing Maine to shoot 43.1% from the field & 17.4% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Seawolves was Tykei Greene who had 16 points, 9 rebounds, 1 block, & 2 steals.

On the season, Stony Brook is averaging 73.1 ppg on 44.1% shooting from the field. The Seawolves are averaging 8.8 three-pointers per game on 34.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Stony Brook has been led by Anthony Roberts (14.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.0 spg), Jahlil Jenkins (14.2 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 3.0 apg, 2.2 spg), Tykei Greene (11.4 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.6 spg), & Juan Felix Rodriguez (7.2 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.2 spg).

Defensively, Stony Brook is allowing their opponents to average 72.8 ppg on 46.0% shooting from the field. The Seawolves have a rebound margin of -3.3 and a turnover margin of 2.1.

The Vermont Catamounts won their 3^rd straight game and improved to 9-4 on the season after defeating the New Hampshire Wildcats, 82-68, this past Thursday. Vermont was outstanding offensively against New Hampshire and was able to pull away late in the 2^nd half after taking a 69-59 lead with 7:05 left in regulation. Vermont shot 63.3% from the field & 53.3% from beyond the arc while allowing New Hampshire to shoot 42.6% from the field & 57.1% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Catamounts was Ben Shungu who had 29 points, 1 rebound, 4 assits, & 2 steals.

On the season, Vermont is averaging 67.4 ppg on 44.8% shooting from the field. The Catamounts are averaging 7.1 three-pointers per game on 29.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Vermont has been led by Ryan Davis (17.1 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.1 bpg), Ben Shungu (14.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.0 spg), Isaiah Powell (11.1 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 1.8 apg), & Justin Mazzulla (7.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.0 apg).

Defensively, Vermont is holding their opponents to an average of 60.7 ppg on 40.8% shooting from the field. The Catamounts have a rebound margin of 1.2 and a turnover margin of 2.4.

The Seawolves are 5-8 ATS on the season and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games. The Catamounts are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 Wednesday games.

Stony Brook has been led by their offense which ranks 159^th in scoring offense & 185^th in FG%, however, the Seawolves have struggled defensively as they come into this matchup ranked t-273^rd in scoring defense & 319^th in defensive FG%. Vermont has been led by their defense which ranks 24^th in scoring defense & 87^th in defensive FG%, however, the Catamounts have struggled a bit putting points up on the scoreboard as they come into this game ranked just 279^th in scoring offense.

Stony Brook is just 1-4 on the road this season and haven’t been great ATS on the road as of late either. Vermont is still the team to beat in the American East and seem to be rounding on to form with double-digit victories over Colgate & New Hampshire over their last two games. Vermont should be able to slow down the Stony Brook offense at home with their strong defense and as I think Ryan Davis & Ben Shungu will do enough on the offensive end against the poor Stony Brooks defense, I’m taking Vermont to cover in this one. Good Luck!